Classroom Newsletter Ms.Girioni 🍂

👋 Hello families,

We had another wonderful week in first grade! Here is a look at what we have been learning and some important reminders for the week ahead.

💙 Wear BLUE on Monday! 💙

Monday, October 5th is Stomp Out Bullying Day!
Students are encouraged to wear BLUE to show their support for kindness, acceptance, and standing up against bullying.

📚 Reading

Our Unit 1 check-ins were sent home this week! We also began Unit 2, where we discovered different habits of character, including perseverance, responsibility, collaboration, and initiative. We are practicing these important habits every day, especially as we work together during group activities!

We also learned about important parts of a story, including plot (beginning, middle, and end), characters, and setting.

🔢 Math

This week, students took their i-Ready Math Diagnostic on their Chromebooks. They did a wonderful job staying focused, working hard, and putting forth their best effort! I am so proud of them!

🔤 Phonics

We learned all about the short i sound and practiced reading and spelling words with this sound. We also reviewed our heart words: the, see, go, she, and.

💙 SEL

We read the story What If Everybody Did That? This story helped us think about how our individual choices and actions can affect the people around us. We talked about how even small choices—such as cleaning up after ourselves, following directions, using kind words, and being respectful—can make a big difference when everyone makes responsible choices. We are continuing to practice being thoughtful, responsible, and kind members of our classroom community!

📖 LAST DAY TO JOIN OUR CLASS PHONE BOOK!

Today is the LAST DAY to sign up for our Class Phone Book! If you would like your family to participate, please use the link below:

👉Click here to join

After today, I will create the class phone book and share it digitally and as a printout with the families who chose to participate.

• ✏️Please keep all homework pages at home and only bring to school on Fridays, thank you!

• 👕 Change of Clothes: Please send in a change of clothes for your first grader to keep in their cubby throughout the school year. Please label the bag with your child’s name.

• 🎬 PG Movie Permission Slip: Please sign and return the PG movie permission slip to school.

• 🔎 Mystery Reader: If you would like to sign up to be a Mystery Reader for our class, click here to sign up.

Sign up now for our upcoming Parent-Teacher Conferences!

To successfully schedule your time slot, the first step is to set up your Parent/Guardian account. Once your account is created, you will be able to schedule your conference for Thursday, October 29th.

Please use the helpful directions below if you need assistance with setting up your account or scheduling your conference. We look forward to seeing you at conferences!

Helpful Links:

• PTC Wizard Parent Portal: https://app.ptcwizard.com/ptc1753906226
• PTC Parent Site: https://ptcwizard.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/folders/3000021174

Monday, 10/12 — No School

Tuesday, 10/13 — Picture Day 📸😁

Friday, October 23rd — Trunk or Treat, 6:30–7:30 PM 🎃

Monday, October 26th–Friday, October 30th — Book Fair during Library specials

Thursday, 10/29: Parent-Teacher Conferences

Thank you for all of your continued support! I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and I look forward to another great week with our first graders! 💛

-Mrs. Girioni